A year ago, I took a new job at a new school. This was different from any other job. The school would open for the first time in August of 2016. This was building from the ground up. All coaches talk about building a program but this situation was truly “Building a Program.” I encountered…
Growth: What Every Coach Needs to Address this Offseason
This time of the year should be a time for growth & rest for coaches on every level. Whether you’ve coached 30 years or are starting your first job in August, you need to grow. If you’re one of the coaches that knows it all & doesn’t need to get better, its time to retire. …
Protecting Your Player – Summer Basketball
If you have read any of my posts here or on twitter you know that I coach High School and I’ve coached AAU in the past. I also coached youth teams which are a totally different animal. As the high school year is winding down for us that means the summer evaluation periods are just around the…
My Summer Plan
It’s almost summer. Which means a few things to High School programs: skill sessions, weight workouts and team camps. Every state has different rules regarding coaches and their teams. Here in the great state of Arkansas we are allowed to work with our teams all but 2 weeks of the year. Whatever your rules are,…
Closing the Season: How to Have a Productive End
Unless you’re the coach of the champions, your year ended on the losing side. Hard to swallow sometimes, but for whatever crazy reason we chose this life that the odds say will end each season lacking our goal. The finality of sports is a great lesson for us all. No redos. Lose and all your…
Grading Your Team: Mid-Term Chemistry Report
I hope you have used November and December to prepare your team for the main part of your season as conference play heats up for most of us. This time of year, you shouldn’t have to be coaching effort and instead be fine-tuning your team for a chance to advance to postseason play. By now,…
How’s Your Bench? – In-Game Teaching Situations
As the season approaches I wanted to take time to address a topic that most of us, including myself, don’t do a very good job with. Using the bench as a teaching tool is a very effective way to improve your team. I’m not talking about using it as motivation for better play or to…
3 Areas Important to Player Development
The late summer and early fall months are a great time of year for player development. Coaches anxiously await to see who will put on a couple of inches and to see who is working on their game. For most players, their Coach sees them at open gyms, team camps or other workouts. Some players spend…
Ball Screen Offense – NBA Action for All Levels
Stockton and Malone. Just saying the names of those two Hall of Famers bring to mind the beauty behind the pick and roll. Seeing the mastery behind such a simple play led me, along with input from my friends, to explore the possibility of installing a Complete Ball Screen System. The reasons for installing the…